View full sizeThis flyer led to concerns on the part of Portland police and city officials.

The Grand Cafe nightclub in Southeast Portland has cancelled a scheduled show Sunday night after a promotional flier drew concerns from police and city officials.

The funky collage-type poster shows a scantily clad woman posing with a rifle that resembles an AR-15 or M-16.

It raised the ire of Portland city officials and police, especially in the wake of a Jan. 29 shooting outside the club, at the corner of Southeast Belmont Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and a Feb. 22 unsolved homicide that occurred blocks away outside Grand Central Bowl & Restaurant Lounge.

"When you have a flier that's advertising with a gun, what are we inviting? What are we asking for?" questioned Antoinette Edwards, the director of the city's Office of Youth Violence Prevention.

Portland Lt. Tom McGranahan, who supervises the bureau's gang enforcement team, said city officials had asked the club to pull the fliers and cancel the event, a rock/hip-hop show billed as "The Siege of Portland."

"It's kind of troubling," McGranahan said. "We just wanted to make sure it's a peaceful celebration."

On Jan. 29, police said gunshots were fired into a crowd that was leaving the club after a birthday celebration. No one was injured.

Laura Arnold, a waitress who also does security at the club, said Grand Cafe took the fliers down and then decided to call the event off.

"We didn't like the flier either," she said.

Since Sunday nights don't usually attract too big a crowd, it was just easier to cancel the event, she said, adding that staff will be working on repairs at the club instead.

Stephanie Reynolds, the city's crime prevention program manager, said members of her staff met with club owners on Feb. 2, days after a shooting outside the club, and advised them to take certain steps to increase security and adopt a dress code that prevents patrons from wearing gang attire. An Oregon liquor license inspector also attended the meeting.

The promoter for Sunday's event could not be reached for comment.

According to the flier and a Facebook promotion for the event, Thief Sicario & Mz Lala had planned to present "The Siege of Portland," from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. The event promised free pizza and cake, no cover charge "& No Dress Code!! 21 and up !!"